> ## Documentation Index
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# Page Rules

> Per-page overrides in a PDF preflight profile — apply different checks to specific pages, like covers vs. interior.

**Page Rules** let one profile apply *different* checks to *different* pages. Unlike the other sections, it has no fixed list of checks. Instead it holds an ordered list of **entries**, each targeting a page range and overriding chosen checks for those pages.

This is what you reach for when a single document mixes requirements — a book whose cover needs heavier bleed than its interior, or a multi-page job where only page 1 must be CMYK.

## How an entry works

Each entry has two parts:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Page range" icon="hashtag">
    Which pages the entry applies to. Examples: `1` (first page), `2-10` (a span), `1,3,5` (specific pages), `2-n` (page 2 to the end).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Overrides" icon="pen-to-square">
    The checks to change for those pages — each picked from any section (Page Checks, Colors, Fonts, Images, Structure) with a new **target** and/or **action**.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

An override only changes the checks you name; every other check keeps the profile's base setting for those pages. Pages not matched by any entry use the base profile throughout.

## Configure page rules

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Page Rules section">
    In the profile editor, open **Page Rules** and **add an entry**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the page range">
    Enter the pages this entry targets — for example `1` for a cover.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add overrides">
    Choose the checks to change for those pages and set their new target or action. For instance, raise **Bleed Lines** to 5 mm on the cover while the interior stays at 3 mm.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Order entries">
    Entries apply in order; arrange them so the most specific ranges resolve the way you intend.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Save the profile. The overrides apply only to their matched pages.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Page Rules override checks defined in the other sections — start by configuring the base profile, then add page-specific exceptions here.
</Note>